INFO 3130 EXAM 2 (UNCC) QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED
Evil twins - ANSWER Wireless networks that pretend to be legitimate Wi-Fi networks to entice
participants to log on and reveal passwords or credit card numbers.
HIPAA - ANSWER Law outlining medical security and privacy rules and procedures for
simplifying the administration of health care billing and automating the transfer of health
care data between health care providers, payers, and plans
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act - ANSWER Requires financial institutions to ensure the security and
confidentiality of customer data.
Sarbanes-Oxley Act - ANSWER Law passed in 2002 that imposes responsibility on companies
and their management to protect investors by safeguarding the accuracy and integrity of
financial information that is used internally and released externally.
Keyloggers - ANSWER Spyware that records every keystroke made on a computer.
Malware - ANSWER Malicious software programs such as computer viruses, worms, and
Trojan horses.
Spam - ANSWER Unsolicited commercial emails
, Spoofing - ANSWER Tricking or deceiving computer systems or other computer users by
hiding one's identity or faking the identity of another user on the Internet.
Spyware - ANSWER Technology that aids in gathering information about a person or
organization without their knowledge.
SQL injection attack - ANSWER Attack against a website that takes advantage of
vulnerabilities in poorly coded SQL applications to introduce malicious program code into a
company's systems and networks.
Phishing - ANSWER A form of spoofing involving setting up fake websites or sending email
messages that look like those of legitimate businesses to ask users for confidential personal
data.
Pharming - ANSWER Phishing technique that redirects users to a bogus web page, even when
the individual types the correct web page address into his or her browser.
Ransomware - ANSWER Malware that extorts money from users by taking control of their
computers or displaying annoying pop-up messages.
Denial of service attack (DoS) - ANSWER Flooding a network server or web server with false
communications or requests for services to crash the network.
ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED
Evil twins - ANSWER Wireless networks that pretend to be legitimate Wi-Fi networks to entice
participants to log on and reveal passwords or credit card numbers.
HIPAA - ANSWER Law outlining medical security and privacy rules and procedures for
simplifying the administration of health care billing and automating the transfer of health
care data between health care providers, payers, and plans
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act - ANSWER Requires financial institutions to ensure the security and
confidentiality of customer data.
Sarbanes-Oxley Act - ANSWER Law passed in 2002 that imposes responsibility on companies
and their management to protect investors by safeguarding the accuracy and integrity of
financial information that is used internally and released externally.
Keyloggers - ANSWER Spyware that records every keystroke made on a computer.
Malware - ANSWER Malicious software programs such as computer viruses, worms, and
Trojan horses.
Spam - ANSWER Unsolicited commercial emails
, Spoofing - ANSWER Tricking or deceiving computer systems or other computer users by
hiding one's identity or faking the identity of another user on the Internet.
Spyware - ANSWER Technology that aids in gathering information about a person or
organization without their knowledge.
SQL injection attack - ANSWER Attack against a website that takes advantage of
vulnerabilities in poorly coded SQL applications to introduce malicious program code into a
company's systems and networks.
Phishing - ANSWER A form of spoofing involving setting up fake websites or sending email
messages that look like those of legitimate businesses to ask users for confidential personal
data.
Pharming - ANSWER Phishing technique that redirects users to a bogus web page, even when
the individual types the correct web page address into his or her browser.
Ransomware - ANSWER Malware that extorts money from users by taking control of their
computers or displaying annoying pop-up messages.
Denial of service attack (DoS) - ANSWER Flooding a network server or web server with false
communications or requests for services to crash the network.
